A profile portrait of a seated young woman, her body turned to face the left, her left arm resting on the back of her chair, her right hand holding a letter in her lap. She is seated sideways in a chair beside a small table that is covered with a green flowered cloth. In the middle of the table there is a vase of yellow flowers. The envelope for her letter rests on the edge of the table and a book in on the opposite side. The figure dressed in a somber black dress is in contrast to the bright gold wall behind her.